Jack-o&#39;-lantern helmet.



PATENTED AUG. 24,5, 1903..

J. .L DU KET.

v JAGKOLANTERN HELMET.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 23. 19,93.

N0 MODEL.

No. revert.

UNITED STATES atent'ed ugust 25, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JACKQLLANTERN HELMET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,371, dated August25, 1903. Application filed March 23, 1903. Serial No. 149,101. (Nomodel.)

.T0 a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN J. DU KET, a 'citizen of the United States,residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio,haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Jack-0Lantern Helmets, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a jack-olantern helmet, and has for its objectto provide a simple and inexpensive device of the kind that may be wornon the head in parades, masquerades, and the like.

A further object is to so construct the device that the parts arereadily separable and laid fiat for shipment and as readily assembled inform for wear and use.

I accomplish these objects by constructing my invention as hereinafterdescribed, and illustrated in the drawings, in which-'e Figure I is aplan view of the face of the helmet-body flattened out. Fig. 2 is a likeview of the back of the helmet-body, showing the diaphragm attachedthereto in open position. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the helmet withdomino attached. Fig. 4. is a longitudinal section through the helmet,showing the diaphragm in position to form a cavity for a hat or head.Fig. 5 is a section through the helmet on line x a: of Fig. 3.

The body of the helmet l is constructed of a single sheet ofsemitranslucent cardboard or other suitable material having printedthereon in suitable colors the features of the face desired to berepresented and any suit-` able accessories thereto, the top and sideedges of the sheet being cut away to the contour of the print. In theexemplification shown in the drawings there is represented the head ofan Indian surmounted by a feather crest. For campaign parades thefeatures of a favored candidate may be depicted, as shown in Fig. 6, orfor masquerades, Carnivals, and the like various grotesque or fantasticor character heads may be represented.

2 represents a diaphragm, preferably balloon-shaped, but may be madecircular or oval, as best suits the design of the body 1. Central to thediaphragm are provided parallel incisions 3 3 for securing to thediaphragm the candle-socket 4, which is formed of a single piece ofpliable sheet metal inout to form the fasteners 5 5 and the sides 6 6 ofthe candle-socket around the central square 7. 'lo secure the socket 4to the diaphragm, the fastener portions 5 5 are bent at right angles tothe central square 7 and inserted through the cuts 3 3 and then foldedfiat against the bottom side of the diaphragm.

To form the socket 4, the sides 6 6 arelirst bent upward at right anglesto the square 7, and in that position the end portions 8 of the sides 6are folded one over the other to complete the socket. Thus constructedit is manifest that for convenient packing the socket may be againopened and pressed out dat on the face of the diaphragm. At the rearportion of the diaphragm are/provided incisions 9, running parallel withand near the edge of the diaphragm, through which are inserted pliablesheet-metal fasteners I0, pointed at the ends and folded together.

To secure the parts together in form for use, the sides 6 6 are firstfolded to form a socket, and a short piece of candle is insertedtherein. Around the edge of the diaphragm is then rolled the body l,which is provided at the side margins with incisions 11 at pointssuitable to receive the fasteners 10 and to locate the diaphragm asuitable distance above the lower edge of the body'l to provide asuitable lantern-body above and a socket 12 for the head of the wearerbelow the diaphragm. By bending the points of the fasteners 10 inoppositedirections fiat against the outside of the body l the helmet isformed. To further secure the diaphragm in position, the body l isprovided at side points at equal distances above the lower edge of thebody with fasteners 13, having end portions 14, extending within thehelmet, adapted when folded toward each other to form catches whichsupport the diaphragm parallel with the bottom edge of the body andprevent the front portion of the diaphragm from being pushed upward'ordownward from such position. It is apparent that by this constructionthe socket for the head of the wearer may be readily expanded orcontracted to fit different-sized heads and that the making of numeroussizes is thereby rendered unnecessary.

By securing a domino 15 to the lower edge of the helmet the wearer maybe disguised and the effect of the illuminated face of the IOO helmetheightened by causingit to appear as that of the wearer. Y

Preferably the diaphragm 2 is shaped by a die to form one or moregroovesl 16 concentric around the candle-socket, which are adapted toreceive any of the material of the candle which may melt and run down onthe diaphragm and prevent it spreading to the outer edges of thediaphragm.

It is manifest that an opaque sheet-body provided with facial apertures17, as shown in Fig. 2, may be used instead of a semitranslucentsheetbody having a design printed thereon and that the helmet soconstructed will serve the purpose `of the Halloween pumpkinjack-olantern. Itherefore do not limit myself to printed designs inconstructing my invention.

Thus constructed I have provided a simple and inexpensive device of thekind that is composed of parts which may be packed closely together insmall space for shipment and that are readily assembled and securedtogether for use and that may be made of many different forms anddesigns suited to the purpose and occasion of its use, whether forcampaign parades, masquerades, carnivals, or the like.

What I claim to be new is- 1. A lantern-helmet, comprising a flexible,pictorial sheet-body and a diaphragm, the

body being adapted to be rolled around the edge of the diaphragm andsecured thereto at the side margins to form a head-socket that isadjustable in size, below,and a lantern-body above the diaphragm, andmeans to support a candle within the lantern-body.

2. In a lantern-helmet, the combination with a iiexible sheet-body, of adiaphragm provided with fasteners adapted to secure the margins of thesheet thereto when the sheet is rolled around the periphery of thediaphragm in position to form a head-socket below and a lantern-bodyabove the diaphragm.

3. In a lanternhelmet, the combination of a sheet-diaphragm havingcircular or oval outline, a flexible, semitranslucent, pictorialsheet-body, adapted to be rolled around the edge of the diaphragm,fasteners secured to the diaphragm to detachably secure the diaphragm tothe side margins of the sheet-body, in position to form a head-socket ofadjustable size below, and a lantern-body above, the diaphragm, and afoldable candle-holder mounted on the diaphragm.

In witness whereof I have-hereunto set my hand this 17th day of March,A. D. 1903.

. JOHN J. DU KET.

Witnesses:

LAURA YoUNGs, WILLIAM H. MOOR.

